Newforms in the Kohnen plus space

Abstract

In this paper we want to define the Kohnen plus space for Hilbert modular forms with a odd square-free level and a quadratic character by a representation-theoretic way. We will show that in the classical case the one we defined is the same with the one given by Kohnen. Also, we will interpret the actions of the Hecke operators on the new forms in the plus space and give a characterization for the new forms using Hecke operators. All the results with respect to Hecke operators can are comparable with the integral weight case.